Travels With Charlie - Chapter 4 - Port Huron

October 3, 2007

Today Granddaddy had another doctor's appointment in Michigan. This time, though, it was in Port Huron just across the St. Clair River from Sarnia, Ontario. Granddaddy had not been too happy with the location of the doctor's office in Detroit when he went in September. That doctor's office was located in an area of the city that seemed to be somewhat poor and run-down. The doctor's office in Port Huron was in stark contrast to what we had experienced in Detroit. This doctor's office was in a nice area of the city and the office itself was incredibly well-decorated with dark wood paneling and furniture, lovely paintings on the wall, carpet on the floors and very nice examining rooms.

After Granddaddy's appointment, we went and did a little shopping for things that we aren't able to find in Canada. With the Canadian and American dollars "at par" right now, shopping is a bit easier because we can compare prices more quickly. You will be surprised to read what we bought - instant grits, refrigerated pie shells, dried beef in glass bottles, vanilla wafers and lamb's wool. Although it takes about 75 minutes to get to the border in Sarnia-Port Huron, it is still worth the effort to get things you would really like to have.

When we were coming back into Canada, we talked with the border services guard at the kiosk where we crossed over, asking her about what we needed to do to import Granddaddy's car. We already had a pretty good idea of what was required, but it is always nice to have that information reinforced. Once we get the "Recall Clearance Letter" from the Ford dealer in Lock Haven, we will be ready to move onto the actually importing of the car. Little by little we are getting Granddaddy more Canadian-ized.